stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
When I was very little my mother would read to me in bed. She gave me a fascination for stories, and for… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
I fill up the well of stories in my head - without ever knowing I'm doing it. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
A notion for a story is for me a confluence of real events, historical perhaps, or from my own memory to create… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Any story you write about war, or film you make about war, is bound to be political whether you like it or… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Often it's the latest novel that I've written that is my favourite. I'd been dreaming it for so long, living and breathing… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
For me,the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out-the writing down of it… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
I don't consciously try to take my readers on a journey as I don't really think about my readers when I'm writing.… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Like most writers, I sit in a room and scribble a story and you don't have a connection with the people who… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Unless you can be in a place yourself and go through the subject of your story yourself, the next best thing is… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Any story that gets us thinking, and particularly young people, thinking why? Whether it's as a result of reading the book, or… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
It is really important that focusing on things such as spelling, punctuation, grammar and handwriting doesn't inhibit the creative flow. When I… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Elephants are my favourite creatures and have been since I was a boy and my mother read Kipling's The Elephant's Child to… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's The Elephant's Child and The Jungle Book.… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
There's a mouse in here with me. He's sitting there in the light of the lamp, looking up at me. He seems as surprised… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
“Father was always getting into scrapes when he was a lad. But the worst scrape he ever hot hisself into was the war, First… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings,… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
It gives me confidence to know that what I'm writing has a veracity of its own without me having to invent it. When I'm… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
By the time I sit down and face the blank page I am raring to go. I tell it as if I'm talking to… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
With all editing, no matter how sensitive - and I've been very lucky here - I react sulkily at first, but then I settle… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you have to take out… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
Blind terror drove me on, with my flying stirrups whipping me into a frenzy. With no rider to carry I reached the kneeling riflemen… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
“After this night is over, then you can drift away, they you can sleep for ever, for nothing will ever matter again.” — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share
